CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.tuscaloosa.al.us/

Population:
77906 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1816

County:
Tuscaloosa County

Capital of Alabama, 1826-46.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Shelton State Community College	1994
Stillman College	1876
University of Alabama	1831

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Sylvester Croom	Football	25-Sep-1954		Mississippi State Head Coach
George E. Curry	Journalist	23-Feb-1947	20-Aug-2016	Emerge editor-in-chief
Robert J. Van de Graaff	Inventor	20-Dec-1901	16-Jan-1967	Van de Graaff generator
Lurleen Burns Wallace	First Lady	19-Sep-1926	7-May-1968	Wife and surrogate governor of George Wallace
Dinah Washington	Singer	29-Aug-1924	14-Dec-1963	Queen of the Blues
Coleman Young	Politician	24-May-1918	30-Nov-1997	Mayor of Detroit, 1974-93

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bear Bryant	Football	11-Sep-1913	26-Jan-1983	Legendary Alabama head coach
Robert Erwin Johnson	Historian	3-Feb-1923	28-Jan-2008	Guardians of the Sea
Forrest McDonald	Historian	7-Jan-1927	19-Jan-2016	We The People: The Economic Origins of the Constitution
Frank W. Thomas	Football	15-Nov-1898	10-May-1954	Alabama Head Coach, 1931-46

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